After a close and tough loss to Michigan State on Sunday, teh University of Illinois men's basketball team is back at home and it doesn't get any easier. "You come off of East Lansing and Michigan ...

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Illinois' Underwood and Bielema are comfortable in finding themselves working through one tossup encounter after another.

Few teams in the country have bounced back from losses in recent seasons better than Illinois. The Illini haven’t lost ...

There was a silver lining to Jakucionis' foul problems. Riley came off the bench and poured in 16 points in his first seven ...

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (16-2, 7-0) came out on top of a gritty Big Ten battle as they earned an 80-78 win over the No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini ( ...

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game.

Jan. 14: Illinois 94, Illinois 69 — The Illini piled up their largest road win in the series, getting 21 points from Kasparas Jakucionis in his return from injury. Tomislav Ivisic had a double-double ...

No Illini team has matched a 1946 stretch of four consecutive games — all vital to the Rose Bowl march — each of which ...

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the toughest losses in recent memory. The Illini held strong against the Spartans on Sunday. This could have been a blo ...

12th ranked Michigan State edged #19 Illinois, 80-78 on Sunday in Big Ten Conference basketball. The Fighting Illini drop to ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood was less than thrilled with the officiating crew during Sunday's loss to Michigan ...